When Customer Says You're Too Expensive

[gasmanrob]

Problem with London is running cost hit the roof. I keep thinking of chasing more work in town but by the time I leave at the crack of dawn pay the extra fuel congestion charge and parking. Then sit in 2 hours of traffic to get home any extra that I could charge is already gone. I find I earn the same money in kent as I would in London

 

[SafeGasInstall]

my only work is in London so we will be going buck to my old area Ruislip as I am spending silly money on diesel really

 

[Ermintrude]

U moving back to big smoke Stan ?

 

[oz-plumber]

It depends on what the job is.

If you want it - negotiate, if not fob it off.

You can generally tell if a customer is genuine with the figures they have in the first 2 minutes of a phonecall, and you should know whether or not these figures are achievable from your quotation.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

We are 50/50 to be honest .... But thinking of going back as I do too much of a long drive each day ! I cover like 200mils a day

 

[lame plumber]

I get miffed if I cover 40 miles a day, and the scenery around me is great

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I get ****ed off if I cover 40 miles a day, and the scenery around me is great

I will be too if I was driving a landy LP pmsl

 

[Ermintrude]

Stan not thought about going other way - Northampton, Banbury Oxford? Or even Leamington spa Stratford and Warwick?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Don't know anyone there pal , I personally will go anywhere where there is enough so I can proved food on the table for my family tbh

 

[bert large]

What sort of day rate are you chaps in London getting ? Not that I'm after work there, just curious.
I'm in the sleepy South West & like the laid back attitude to work here.